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A Boca Raton teenager said she was bitten by a shark and it's no fish tale — she's got seven stitches to prove it. Alexandra Masterson, 13, was in waist-deep water in New Smyrna Beach with her father when she felt something hit her, she said. "But then I was like, I watch TV ... so I thought a shark bit me," Alexandra said. "It didn't hurt that badly when it actually happened." The incident happened about 4:40 p.m. Sunday about a mile south of a jetty where Alexandra was bodysurfing, Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue Capt. Tammy Marris told WESH-TV in Orlando. Alexandra stayed calm because her dad, who has paramedic training,...

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A Boca Raton teenager said she was bitten by a shark and it's no fish tale — she's got seven stitches to prove it.
Alexandra Masterson, 13, was in waist-deep water in New Smyrna Beach with her father when she felt something hit her, she said.
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Think New Smyrna Beach and the first thing that comes to mind for many is "Shark Attack Capital of the World."
On Friday a shark kept this beach's reputation intact.
A 49-year-old man was coming back to shore at mid-afternoon Friday was bitten...